Overview
- The Calcutta High Court, which rebuked the CBI on Thursday, said it was not satisfied with the SIT's status report and warned it may strip the agency of the investigation if progress does not improve.
- The bench directed the SIT to place the case diary and all materials collected so far in a sealed cover for scrutiny and listed the matter for a fresh hearing on August 6, 2026.
- The court ordered that none of the earlier investigating officers be part of the newly constituted three-member CBI SIT so judges can ensure a fresh, independent probe.
- The victim's family has told the court that evidence was destroyed and that suspects were shielded, and they asked the judges to transfer the probe to the West Bengal CID if the CBI cannot re-investigate effectively.
- The matter stems from the August 9, 2024 discovery of a junior doctor's body at RG Kar Medical College; a Kolkata Police probe led to the conviction of Sanjay Roy and the CBI later took over the wider inquiry that the High Court now says must reach a logical conclusion.